Work starts on Baxter memorial
Steps are being broken up and soil dug up, retaining walls will be built and concrete slabs installed, but the result of the disruption should be peaceful.
Vandervis blog unlikely to draw fire
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‘Lee being Lee’ — Vandervis blog unlikely to draw fire from councillors
"Beware the mongrel Mayor" and other disparaging comments about his colleagues may not land Dunedin city councillor Lee Vandervis in hot water.
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Corpse plant cultivation work ‘such a joy’
Dunedin Botanic Garden staff and the University of Otago botany department’s Associate Prof Janice Lord are part of international moves to save the rare corpse plant.
Damage fixed, more assessment in the pipeline
Damage fixed, more assessment in the pipeline
A section of damaged pipes which caused flooding of businesses in Leith St, Dunedin, on Monday has been replaced.
Returning student happy with coffee and company
Returning student happy with coffee and company
A US international student, returning at last to Dunedin, is unlikely to forget the taste of her first cup of coffee after release from two weeks in managed isolation.
Housing plans may fall short
Housing plans may fall short
Property developers say changing planning rules so more than 2500 homes can be built in Dunedin is desperately needed, but they sense a gap between the vision and reality.
Project on a firm footing
Project on a firm footing
McMillian Drilling senior driller Brian McMahon carries a sample extracted from the site of the Dowling St car park, where the new Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) building will be constructed.
Truck clips mother, car; witnesses sought
Truck clips mother, car; witnesses sought
A woman escaped with bruising when a passing truck clipped her and her car as she was buckling her baby into a car seat in Dunedin on Tuesday.
Study of NZ links to Ireland
Study of NZ links to Ireland
A national study, compiled by a Dunedin academic, shows many strong historical and cultural links between New Zealand and Ireland.
Repeat flooding disheartens business owners
Repeat flooding disheartens business owners
Two floods in the space of a month have frustrated Dunedin businesses.
Mum clipped by passing truck while buckling baby in
Mum clipped by passing truck while buckling baby in
A woman escaped with bruising when a passing truck clipped her and her car as she was buckling her baby into a car seat in Dunedin yesterday.
Aurora changes ‘vague’
Aurora changes ‘vague’
Aurora Energy has announced Dunedin customers will pay for a larger share of costs as price rises loom, but the company has been criticised for being vague.
Majority of SDHB elective surgery restarts
Majority of SDHB elective surgery restarts
Most elective surgery has resumed at the Southern District Health Board’s main hospitals, but some restrictions remain for orthopaedic surgery.
New sports turf good for school and neighbours
New sports turf good for school and neighbours
Running, jumping, skipping, hockey and probably futsal — but definitely not cricket.
'Devastated' by former colleague's crash death
'Devastated' by former colleague's crash death
A Dunedin man killed in a crash near Omarama last week has been remembered as a "kind and caring" colleague.
Inspiring women spur artist
Inspiring women spur artist
A Dunedin artist has painted portraits of influential women on Russian nesting dolls, soon to be auctioned for charity.
Extras wanted for ‘fairy tale’ filming in Dunedin, Oamaru
Extras wanted for ‘fairy tale’ filming in Dunedin, Oamaru
Dunedin will hit the silver screen as the location for a new production billed as a modern day fairy tale.
Work required to repair road after rain
Work required to repair road after rain
Heavy rain has caused scouring and debris to build up on George King Memorial Dr, near Lee Stream.
Sea lion brings traffic to halt
Sea lion brings traffic to halt
A large sea lion brought traffic to a halt near Dunedin yesterday after it took a seat in the middle of the road.
Students get paid to destroy classroom
Students get paid to destroy classroom
There are few training courses where students are allowed to destroy their classroom.